[Verse 1] Got a speech in my throat But the room’s already loud Every seat’s taken By the story they wrote about me Angsty problem child Stamped on every page I could read you the margins You’d just turn away [Chorus] I can lead you to water Watch you argue with the rain You keep saying you’re not thirsty While you choke on the same old pain I can open every window You can still draw every shade I can lead you to water But I can’t make you change [Verse 2] You call it caring I call it losing myself Tied up in your feelings Stacked like books on my shelf Every time I speak up You just smile Say you “see it another way” So I bite down on my knowing Till the truth starts to fray [Chorus] I can lead you to water Watch you argue with the rain You keep saying you’re not thirsty While you choke on the same old pain I can open every window You can still draw every shade I can lead you to water But I can’t make you change [Bridge] I can’t walk you into fire If I know I’ll be the one who burns (oh) I can’t swallow my own warnings Just to prove that I’ve learned nothing So I’ll stand here at the shoreline Hands clean Heart still strange I can lead you to water But I can’t make me stay [Chorus] I can lead you to water Watch you argue with the rain You keep saying you’re not thirsty While you choke on the same old pain I can open every window You can still draw every shade I can lead you to water But I can’t make you change
